17 And another angel (A)came out of the [a]temple which is in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle. 18 Then another angel, (B)the one who has power over fire, came out from (C)the altar; and he called with a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, “[b](D)Put in your sharp sickle and gather the clusters [c]from the vine of the earth, (E)because her grapes are ripe.” 19 So the angel [d]swung his sickle to the earth and gathered the clusters from the vine of the earth, and threw them into (F)the great wine press of the wrath of God. 20 And (G)the wine press was trodden (H)outside the city, and (I)blood came out from the wine press, up to the horses’ bridles, [e]for a distance of [f]two hundred miles.

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  1. Revelation 14:17 Or sanctuary
  2. Revelation 14:18 Lit Send forth
  3. Revelation 14:18 Lit of
  4. Revelation 14:19 Lit cast
  5. Revelation 14:20 Lit from
  6. Revelation 14:20 Lit sixteen hundred stadia; a stadion was approx 600 ft

17 Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.(A) 18 Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar(B) and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, “Take your sharp sickle(C) and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth’s vine, because its grapes are ripe.” 19 The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.(D) 20 They were trampled in the winepress(E) outside the city,(F) and blood(G) flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.[a]

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  1. Revelation 14:20 That is, about 180 miles or about 300 kilometers